Fruit-paring machine



April 1, 1930. J. W. PEAsE 1,752,997

FRUIT APARING MACHINE Filed Feb, 2o, 1928 s shees-sheet 1 D BY April 1, 1930.

J. W. PEASE FRUIT PARING MACHINE Filed Feb. 20, 1.928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 e U/ 0 m .A Am 4 J I d April 1, 1930. J. w. PEASE 1,752,997

FRUIT PARING MACHINE Filed Feb. 2o, 1929 s Sheets-sheet 3 jf y j 1 A 116/4 INVENTOR a Y BY. f v i .zls ATTORW Patented pr. 1, 1930 PATENT" or,r1-icuiiA JOHN W; rmsaolf ROCHESTER', NEW YORK:

FRUIT-PARING' MACHINE Application led February 20, 1928. Serial No. 255,510.

My present invention relates tov-fruit par.- ing machines and. more particularly to mazchines ofthe nature of" apple parers which usually embody relatively rotary holding and paring elementsto whichthe apples or other fruit are intermittently fled, andthe invention has fory itsl objectl to provide a. simple and efficient feedingfmechanism whereby the apple-or other fruit article is carried from a l0 receiving` tank accessible to the operator to a point at whichl it is delivered in a-rapidfand simple manner to. the holding device that retains it in proper relationship tothe paring knife or/ its equivalentl To thesefandl other ends the invention resides inl certain improvements and! combinations offparts, all as will be-hereinafter more ful-ly described, the novel featuresA being pointed out in the claims at the-endl of the 2 specification.

In the drawings:

Fig; lis aV vertical section througha paring machine provided with a feeding mechanism constructed in accordance with and illustratingA one embodiment of my invention, the

paring mechanismf being shown rather diagrammatically and the feeding mechanism being shown in this figure in its receiving position;

Fig-. 2v isafragmentary viewpartly in horizontal section showing'in plan certain elements? ofthe' feedingmechanism;

Fig, 3 is -a view similar to-Fig. 1 but showing the parts-aty a different pointin the cycle of operation, namely oneV in whichA the-frmt article has been-.carried from its receiving position to one inwhichit` is about to be applied to the paring mechanism; p Fig. 4 vis a fragmentary view partly in horizontal section andcorresponding to Fig. 2, butk showing` the plan view of certain feeding elements, inthe position of Fig, 3;y

Fig. 5r is a detail sectionon the lline 5.-5

ofl Fig. 3.-; y

Fig. 6 is, a rverticalt sectionl corresponding tofFi'gs. 1 andfBfbut showing the partsrin still indifferent positioninithe cycle of` movement of the machine,` namely, one in` which. the

59 fruit .articlehaslbeenrcarried bythe feeding mechanism. to! the holding.A element kof the paring knife; l o F ig; 7 r isa detailtopplan view of the feeding arm; and

Fig. 8` is a transverse section thereof through the fruit support taken. on the line ST8- of Fig. 7, l y

Similar reference numerals throughout the several viewsy refer to the same parts. The: present machine is any improvement upon that'. shown in` my prior copending application Serial No. 85,1967 entitled Apple paring machine, iledFebruary-lystf, 1926, and allowedf October 26; 1926. This invention contemplates in generalithe same relationship between a paring mechanism anda feeding mechanism, the two mechanisms operating in a necessarily timed relationship with each other; Forl this reason I havenot shown in this fapplicationall the details ofthe paring P mechanism or theirwcoacting connections-with thefeedingmechanism. It isfsuiicientto say that asubstantially, similar paring mechanismzmay be used herewith. I

` `Referringmore particularly to thedrawings' l'indi'catesvthe main `frame or upright support of the machine. Ina suitablebearing bracketl 2 thereonl is carriedV a vertically arrangedifork. spindle 3 driven from apinion t at itsupper end. The forli;V 5 atits lower end below the lower bearing bracket 6 will be referred" to herein as the fruit holder; Cooperatingtherewith is arparingknife 7 and as shown in my said'prior application the-spindie?) is preferably driven intermittently so thatzitf receives the fruit article while it: rests andfrotates while the paring knife 7; is-.in cooperationvwith the fruit. v

In; the practice of; my present invention I arrange below the-.fruit holding paring fork 5 a substantially horizontally arranged forwardly and rearwardly extending feeding lever 8. This, lever isr slottedat itsrear end at 9 to reciprocatel and to turnon a pivotI 10 carried by abracketll projectingrearwardly from the framework 1. Its forwardend as bestfshownin Fig. 7' is slotted at 12 to embrace thevertical push rod 13l and'to normally rest uponan adjustable stopA 14 thereon. 1 The push rod-l's mounted to operate in' upper n.. nl)

and lower guide brackets 15 on the frame 1. Above the frame it is provided with another adjustable stop or contact member 16 above which the push rod is surrounded by compression springs 17 and 18 abutting washers 19 and reacting against a retaining pin 20. The push rod is engaged and embraced between the stop .16* and the aforementioned springs by a lever 21 slotted at 22 to receive it. The springshold the lever in contact with the stop 16 to permit it, without'shock, to impart to the push rod a positive gravitating downward impulse and a yielding upward impulse. v

This lever 21 is pivoted at 23 to a bracket 24 on the frame 1 and at an intermediate point it is provided with an arm 25 that rides upon a cam 26l on a tranverse shaft 27. The feed arm 8 is provided with a laterally extending bracket arm 28 shown in detail in Fig. 8, which carries a preferably cup shaped support 29 in which the fruit articleis initially received and by which it is carried to the fruit holder `5 of the paring mechanism. The general arrangementy is such that this fruit support 29 receives the fruit article at the'front of the machine; moves rearwardly along a substantially rectilinearpath until in alinement with the paring holder 5 and then moves upwardly toward the latter to impale the fruit article thereon. This is vaccom- ,plished with the aid of the following mechanism.

A forwardly and rearwardly reciprocating bar 30 is suitable guided horizontally'in the frame 1 as by a sliding mounting thereof at 3l of its forward end in the bearing bracket 6 and a sliding mounting. at its rear end between cross pieces 32 and 33 on the frame 1.

extension coil spring A34 connected to it at 35 at one end and to a stationary'part 36 of the frame 1 atV the other end has a tendency to shift this bar 30 in a forward direction. Itis positively actuated in a rearward directionby a cam 37 on the shaft 27 which, at a proper point in the cycle engages a contact frame 38 erected on the bar 30. The bar also carries, as shown in detail in Fig. 5, an offset downwardly projecting pin 39 that t-akes into an elongated-opening 40 in the feed arm V8. The operation of the machine is as follows:

The normal or instant position of the parts is shown in Fig. l. The fruit support 29 is in a lowered forward position and accessible to the hand of the'operator to place an apple or other article therein.` At this time the cam vk37 operating in the direction at the arrow engages the frame'38 as s hownin Fig. 3 and moves the bar 30 rearwardly. In doing so it also carries rearwardly with it through the pin 39 the feed arm 8 which slides upon its pivot 10 during this movement. This brings the supporting cup 29beneath and in alinement with the rotary fork or fruit holder 5 which is timed to then be at rest with the knife 7 out of the way.

During these movements the contact arm 25 of the lever 2l is on a low point of the cam 26 which accounts for the lowered position of the. supporting cup 29. But with the further rotation of the shaft 27 the Contact arm 25 rises on the cam26 to the high point thereof as shown in Fig. 6, so that the arm 21 through the springs 17 and 18 yiel'dingly raises the push rod13 and through the contact member 14 raises the feed arm 8 which swingsupwardly on its pivot 10 at the forward end of-its slot 9. The fruit is thus impaled upon the fork or other holder 5. As the shaft 27 rotates still further, the contact arm 25 drops suddenly from the high Vpoint thereof lowering the push rod, and permitting the feed arm 8 to drop awayfromv the fork of the bearing mechanism. It is-then carried back longitudinally and forwardly to the initial position through the influence of the spring 34;, the cam 37 at its high point having passed in engagement with the-contact spring 38 as shown in Fig. 1.

I claim:

1. In a fruit paring machine, the combination with relatively rotary holding and paring elements, of a feeding device embodying a yfruit support having a rectilinear movement from a receiving position to one infalinement with the holding element and means for actuating the support toward the holder in a relatively transverse direction while the holder is alined therewith, the budand stem axis of the fruit being maintained substantially parallel `to that of the holding element throughout the operation. i

2. In a fruit'paring machine, the combination with relatively rotary holdingand paring elements, of a feeding device embodying a fruit support having a rectilinear movement from afreceiving position to one in alinement with the holding element and means for swinging the support toward the holder in a relatively transverse direction while the holder is alined therewith, the bud and stem axis of the fruit being maintained substantially parallel to that of the holding element throughout the operation.A .A

3. In a fruit paring machine, the combination with relatively rotary holding and paring elements, of a feeding device embodying an arm and a fruit support thereon, means for operating the arm in a longitudinal directionto carry the fruit support rectilinearly from a receiving position to one in alinement with the holding element and means for actuating the arm toward the holder in a relatively transverse direction while the holder is so alined therewith, the bud and stem axis of the fruit being maintained substantially parallel to that of the holding element throughout theoperation. 1

4. In a fruit paring machine, the combination with relatively rotary holding and paring elements, of a feeding device embodying an arm and a sliding pivot therefor and a fruit support on the arm, means for operating the arm in a longitudinal direction on its pivot to carry the fruit support rectilinearly from a receiving position to one in alinemcnt With the holding element and means for actuating the arm with a swinging movement w on its pivot to carry the support'toward thev holder in a relatively `transverse direction While the holder is alined therewith, the bud and stem axis of the fruit bein maintained. e substantially parallel to that o the holding element throughout the operation.

JOI-IN W. PEASE. 

